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The colour photo of the Thorpe T18homebuilt VHAKO at Lord Howe Island in the August issue of AA (p73) sparked the memory of former Trans Oceanic Airways pilot and Cantas Captain, Philip Mathiesen. Captain Mathiesen writes that the registration VHAKD was also held by an ex RAAF Sunderland of Trans Oceanic Always, which coincidentally was the first passenger carrying aircraft to operate from the Rose Bay Blying boat base on Sydney Harbour to Lord Howe with services commencing in 1947. Sunderland VHAKO-was operated alongside four other similar machines, all formerly serving in a transport role with the RAAF's No 40 Squadron during the war. AKO (previously A26-4 in RAAF service and pictured here at Lord Howe) flew to the Island and other points in the airline's network until 1951.
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Us Gasales Decline:
Sales of GA light aircraft in the United States continued to fall in the first half of 1993.
The US General Aviation Manufacturers Association released figures which show that 344 aircraft worth $US805m ($A1. 2bn) were delivered in the first six months of this year, some 27 units less than for the same periodin 1992 (371 aircraft worth $US784m/ $A1. 1bn). Deliveries of piston engined aircraft in particular were hard hit, falling to just 191 units, a drop of 12%. Turbine powered aircraft remained static, while deliveries of both jets (+15%) and turboprop aircraft (+3%) did pick up slightly.
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